Virginia Beach

Pembroke SGA Overlay District—Western Campus

Pembroke SGA Overlay District—Western Campus

No use shall be allowed in any zoning district except those which may be allowed as principal uses, conditional uses, and accessory uses; provided, however, that no uses shall be allowed in resource protection areas except as may be permitted by applicable provisions of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Ordinance.

No use shall be allowed in any zoning district except those which may be allowed as principal uses, conditional uses, and accessory uses

The zoning administrator is authorized to grant a modification of up to five (5) percent of any provision contained in the zoning ordinance with respect to physical requirements on a lot or parcel of land, including but not limited to size, height, location or features of or related to any building, structure, or improvements...

The zoning administrator is authorized to grant a modification of up to five (5) percent of any provision contained in the zoning ordinance with respect to physical requirements on a lot or parcel of land

Any otherwise lawful use, structure, or condition of use which existed in conformity to all applicable zoning provisions before this ordinance was adopted or amended but which does not conform to the provisions of this ordinance as a result of its adoption or amendment shall be deemed a nonconformity.

The board of zoning appeals shall hear and decide appeals from any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by an administrative officer in the administration or enforcement of this ordinance.

Whenever the public necessity, convenience, general welfare, or good zoning practice requires, the city council may by ordinance, amend, supplement, or change the regulations, district boundaries, or zoning district classifications of property.

To the extent provided by the regulations of any zoning district listed in section 102(a)(13), the city council may grant special exceptions in accordance with the alternative compliance provisions of the district to allow the development of new uses or structures, or additions to or alterations of existing structures, that do not conform to the uses or development standards otherwise permitted or required under the applicable district regulations.

To the extent provided by the regulations of any zoning district listed in section 102(a)(13): (a) The city council may grant special exceptions in accordance with the alternative compliance provisions of the district to allow the development of new uses or structures, or additions to or alterations of existing structures, that do not conform to the uses or development standards otherwise permitted or required under the applicable district regulations. (b) The fee for applications for special exceptions pursuant to this section shall be in the amount of five hundred sixty dollars ($560.00).

In any case in which a property owner or other authorized person petitions the city council for the approval of any application seeking a rezoning, conditional use permit, approval of a PD-H1 or PD-H2 land use plan, special exception, resolution pertaining to a nonconforming use or structure, subdivision or floodplain variance or reconsideration of conditions, the applicant shall erect, on the property which is the subject of the application or within the unimproved portion of the abutting public street, a sign...

In any case in which a property owner or other authorized person petitions the city council for the approval of any application seeking a rezoning, conditional use permit, approval of a PD-H1 or PD-H2 land use plan, special exception, resolution pertaining to a nonconforming use or structure, subdivision or floodplain variance or reconsideration of conditions, the applicant shall erect, on the property which is the subject of the application or within the unimproved portion of the abutting public street, a sign of a size, type and lettering approved by the planning director.

Within a PD-H1 District, all of the principal uses and structures permitted within an A-12 Apartment District other than hospitals and sanitariums... The maximum density per gross acre shall not exceed four and one-fourth (4.25) dwelling units per acre.

The minimum tract size for PD-H2 development shall be five (5) acres. ... The combination of open space and public sites provided shall be a minimum of fifteen (15) percent of the gross acreage of the tract of land.

The following standards shall apply to the use and development of wetlands and shall be considered by the Board in the determination of whether any permit required by this article should be granted or denied

No permanent alteration of or construction upon any coastal primary sand dune shall take place which would (i) impair the natural functions of the dune, (ii) physically alter the contour of the dune, or (iii) destroy vegetation growing thereon unless the Board determines that there will be no significant adverse ecological impact, or that the granting of a permit is clearly necessary and consistent with the public interest.

The owners of structures or properties so defined shall not be prohibited from erecting and maintaining protective bulkheads or other equivalent structural improvements of a type, size and configuration approved by the board.

the setback for any such dwelling from a permanent body of water shall be no less than five (5) feet, as measured from the mean high water mark of tidal bodies of water and from the normal water level of nontidal bodies of water, in any zoning district.

Public and private utility easements, so long as the total width of the easement is twenty (20) feet or less; ... shall be included ... Each lot shall be configured so that the width of this frontage is at least equal in length to eighty (80) percent of the required minimum lot width.